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advise and consent affirmative ANDREW JACKSON Bank Benton Bibb bill entitled Buckner Chambers Clay Clayton Committee of Claims Committee on Pensions Committee on Public considered and agreed Dallas deceased desired by one-fifth Dickerson district Dudley duties Ellis entitled An act Ewing following motion Foot Forsyth Frelinghuysen Grundy Hayne Hendricks Holmes House of Representatives instructed to inquire Johnston Joshua Kennedy Kane King Knight laid Mangum Marcy Messrs Miller Moore Naudain nays being desired negative notify the House Ordered Poindexter Post Roads praying Prentiss presented the memorial presented the petition Public Lands read a third read the second read the third referred the bill relief of John request the concurrence resolution Resolved resumed the consideration Robbins Robinson Ruggles second reading Secretary notify Senate adjourned Senate proceeded Senate resumed Senators present severally read Seymour Silsbee Smith Sprague Tazewell Tipton Tomlinson Troup Tyler unanimous consent United voted Waggaman Webster Whole Wilkins yeas and nays
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Stran 407 - Bank, and on the establishment of the new, has been nearly paid off, and our revenue will soon be reduced. This increase of capital is, therefore, not for public, but for private purposes. The government is the only
Stran 410 - ... prostitution of our government to the advancement of the few at the expense of the many, and in favor of compromise and gradual reform in our code of laws and system of political economy.
Stran 329 - That his Excellency, the Governor, be, and he is hereby, requested...
Stran 121 - Congress, to be delivered before both houses that day; and that the President of the Senate, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, be desired to request one of the members of Congress to prepare and deliver the same. And be it further resolved, that it be recommended to the people of the United States, to wear crape on their left arm, as mourning, for thirty days.
Stran 88 - An Act to grant a quantity of land to the State of Illinois, for the purpose of aiding in opening a canal to connect the waters of the Illinois river with those of Lake Michigan...
Stran 407 - ... be restricted or abolished without an amendment of the Constitution. Every act of Congress, therefore, which attempts by grants of monopolies or sale of exclusive privileges for a limited time, or a time without limit, to restrict or extinguish its own discretion in the choice of means to execute its delegated powers is equivalent to a legislative amendment of the Constitution, and palpably unconstitutional. This act authorizes and encourages transfers of its stock to foreigners and grants them...
Stran 11 - ... unnecessary. Since that period frequent promises have been made that full indemnity shall be given for the injuries inflicted and the losses sustained. In the performance there has been some, perhaps unavoidable, delay; but I have the fullest confidence that my earnest desire that this business may at once be closed, which our minister has been instructed strongly to express, will very soon be gratified.
Stran 12 - ... consequent upon the abdication of the late emperor, necessarily suspended any effectual application for the redress of some past injuries suffered by our citizens from that government, while they have been the cause of others, in which all foreigners seem to have participated. Instructions have been given to our minister there, to press for indemnity due for...
Stran 402 - To appreciate the effect which this state of things will produce, we must take a brief review of the operations and present condition of the Bank of the United States By documents submitted to Congress at the present session, it appears that on the 1st of January, 1832, of the twenty-eight millions of private stock in the corporation, $8,405,500 were held by foreigners, mostly of Great Britain.
Stran 16 - ... which may be safely extended to them. The points in which the law appears to be defective will be particularly communicated by the Secretary of the Treasury ; and I take pleasure in recommending such an extension of its provisions as will unfetter the enterprise of a valuable portion of our citizens, and restore to them the means of usefulness to themselves and the community.